[Chapter 7: The Forest of Chakra!]

Tazuna's place!

Kitsune walked into a room where Kakashi was resting along with Tazuna's daughter to find that Kakashi was awake already.

"I think I over did it with my Sharingan," Kakashi mumbled.

"Waking up huh?" Tazuna's daughter asked, "are you alright?"

Kitsune walked over and sat down next to Kakashi's sick bed on his right side as Kakashi tried to set up as he answered.

"I've been better," Kakashi stated, "it'll be a week before I can move normally."

"See," Tazuna's daughter pointed out, "it's better if you don't move, so just lay back down."

"Right," Kakashi agreed as he laid back down.

"Tsunami," Kitsune piped up making both of the people in the room look at her. "If I know my Dad like I think I do then he'll be moving in half the time."

Kitsune turned her head to see Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and Tazuna standing in the door way of the room.

"Look the sensei's coming around," Naruto said to the others.

Sakura walked up and sat down on the other side of Kakashi's bed while Naruto, Sasuke and Tazuna sat at the bottom.

"Listen sensei?" Sakura asked, "your Sharingan is amazing and everything, but if it puts that much strain on you then maybe it's not worth."

"Sorry," Kakashi apologized.

"There's no need to apologized Dad," Kitsune told Kakashi as everyone looked at her, "it's normal for the Sharingan to put strain on someone's body who doesn't have the Uchiha blood running through their veins. Not even some one from my Clan well be able to use the Sharingan without strain and their part Uchiha."

"Uh, well you did take down one of the most powerful ninja assassins so we're safe for a while," Tazuna pointed out.

"Right, but you know that those kids in the mask," Sakura agreed/pointed out, "what about them?"

"Their from the elite tracking unit in the Village Hidden in the Mist and those masks are only worn by the most elite shinobi," Kakashi pointed out.

"What do they do?" Sakura asked.

"The Anbu Black Ops also known as the Inferno squad," Kitsune answered, "destroyed all traces of a rogue ninja's corps. The shinobi's body contain many secrets even jutsu, chakra and special mediation used on his body. These are the secrets of his village if his enemy found them then his people would be in grave danger. For insets, if my Dad were to die at the hand of an enemy then he could try to analyzed his Sharingan and in the worst case Kakashi's entire jutsu can be stolen and used against our home village. It is a sacred duty of the shinobi tracker to prevent this and to keep the secrets so if a ninja betrays his village then he is hunted down and eliminated. The Anbu then erases any evidence of his exists that's their speaciality."

Kitsune looked down as what happened ran through her mind after a few minutes of thinking she looked back up at Kakashi to see he too was thinking.

'What is this?' thought Kakashi, 'if Zabuza is finished then why do I feel this way? Something's wrong? It's like I miss something.'

'So he figured it out,' Kitsune thought.

"Hey!" Naruto yelled at Kakashi, "are you ok? Sensei?"

"Mmm..." Kakashi mumbled as he snapped out of his thought, "ah, yeah to finish what Kitsune was saying. Tracker ninja have to deal with the body on the spot so there's no room for error."

"Is that really important?" Sakura asked.

"Thank about it," Kitsune started.

"Do you remember what that tracker did to Zabuza's body?" Kakashi asked/finished.

"We don't known what he did," Sakura answered, "I mean I guess he took it somewhere."

"Exactly, but why?" Kakashi agreed/started.

"He should have worked on Zabuza right there as quickly as possible," Kitsune continued, "thank of the weapons he used for the down. Do you remember what they were?"

"Throwing needles," Sasuke realized, "no way."

"Correct," Kakashi agreed, "it doesn't add up."

"Huh?"

"What are you'll hammering about?" Tazuna asked, "you demolish that assassin."

"Here's the truth," Kakashi stated. "Zabuza is still alive."

"Huh!" Naruto, Sakura and Tazuna yelled.

"But we say his body!" Naruto yelled, "believe it!"

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura called to get his attention, "you checked him yourself. You said his heart stopped."

"His heart did stop," Kakashi agreed, "but that was just a temporary state to simulate death. The weapons that those trackers used are called senbone. They pierced deeply, but rarely kills if they hit vitals organ not in the neck. Their modified needles used for medical treatments like acupuncture. Tracker's are trained to know every detail of a human body. Causing the heart to stop temporarily leaving the body alive is an easy matter for them. First they carry's Zabuza's body away even though it's mush heavier then they are and second they used senbone which has a paresis effect, but rarely kills. From these two factors we can conclude that the trackers wasn't trying to destroy Zabuza, but they were trying to save him."

"Come on?" Tazuna asked, "your over thinking this aren't you?"

"In Centering suspension a ninja prepare quickly," Kakashi answered, "hesitation leads to disaster. Every Shinobi knows this saying." Kakashi looked at Naruto who was smiling. 'He's actually pleased to hear Zabuza's alive. Now Naruto's got another shot at him."

"Sensei you said prepare quickly," Sakura pointed out, "but how can we do that when you can barely move?" Kakashi stared laughing. "Huh?"

"I can still train you," Kakashi pointed out.

"No Dad," Kitsune spoked up as she looked at him. "I'll train them for you."

Everyone looked at her with a surprise written on their face.

"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked.

"Yes I am," Kitsune answered.

"Hold on a little last minute training can't make us strong enough to fight Zabuza," Sakura stated, "you could barely defeat him even with your Sharingan. We have to be reasonable about this!"

"Sakura," Kakashi said. "Why was I able to stop Zabuza? Because you all helped me. You've grower. Naruto!"

"Huh?"

"You've grown the most," Kakashi told him.

'He does seem stronger and more confident, but...' Sakura thought.

"So you noticed Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked, "now things are going to be batter now. Believe it!"

Kitsune let out a sigh before getting up and walking out as the others watched her walk out.

Forest clearing!

All four of the Genin stood in a clearing together though the other three where looking at Kitsune who was to help them with training till Kakashi is back up on his feet without help, but he was able to watch them train and help Kitsune if she needed it because he knew of Sakura's dislike for her. Naruto and Sasuke stood looking at Kitsune with a bit of blank faces while Sakura was glaring at her with hatred at being the top picked to teach them somethings.

"Alright training starts now," Kitsune said.

"Right."

"First we'll being with a review of Chakra the Ninjas basic source of power. Understanding Chakra that is very, very important."

"We know that," Sasuke told her in a smart ass kind of way.

"He's right," Naruto agree, "a long time ago we learned about catra."

"It's Chakra, Naruto," Kitsune groaned, "and I know we learned this, but Dad thinks that it's a good idea to go over it again."

"Uh."

"Dare I say it," Kitsune said, "go ahead Haruno."

"Alright Naruto," Sakura said as she stood in front of them, "I'll explain it simply so you can even understand." Sakura pulled out a scroll that was labeled 'A Lesson From the Beautiful Kunoichi' and Kitsune cought Sasuke's eyes before she looked away with a smirk on her face. "Chakra is the elemental energy that a ninja uses in jutsu and is the source of all his power. Now energy comes in two forms; physical energy which is all the cells in the body working together and spiritual energy the primary source of power which is intensified through experience and training. These two energy can be drown out and brought together to perform jutsu. Notice the interplay between physical and spiritual power that's the key. Finally hand signs focus and unleash the Chakra."

"Right on all points," Kitsune said as Sakura stucked out her tongue, "I can see why your the smart one."

"What's the big deal with all these complicated explanations?!" Naruto asked, "the whole point is to learn the jutsu isn't?"

"Naruto's' right for once," Sasuke agreed this time, "we're already using Chakra energy in our jutsu."

"No," Kitsune said firmly making them all to look at her, "you have not mastered this power and I should know I've seen you three perform jutsus before. You've barely scratched the surface."

"What do you mean Kit?" Naruto asked.

"Ok, one only my Father is allowed to call me Kit," Kitsune told him, "and two call me that again and I'll mime you." Naruto nodded his head quickly making her to smirk. "Alright now. Calm down and listen. Just like Haruno said. You have to draw on both physical and spiritual energy and combine them within yourself. But how do you do that? Each jutsu requires different types of chakra in different proportions. You must select and combine them exactly the right way. Up to now you've just guessed at proportions hoping they'll come out right. Even if you predosed a lot of Chakra unless you can balance it and control it then it's all worthless. The jutsu won't work at all or it'll just be a joke. You waste so mush energy that way and then you run out of chakra and you can't fight at all. Your just a target."

"So...uh...how do we change that then?" Naruto asked.

"Train so hard that controlling your chakra becomes second nature," Kitsune answered, "to achieve this goal you must be ready to put your life on the line."

"What do we have to do?" Sakura asked.

"Climb a tree," Kitsune said in a bored tone making Kakashi to cackle from where he sat watching.

"CLIMB A TREE!" all three of her teammates yelled.

Kitsune covered her ears as she shot them a glare that even made Sasuke show fear.

"That's right, but there's just one rule," Kitsune went on after she was sure they won't yell again before holding up her left hand and pointing at it with her right pointing finger. "No hands."

"What?" Sakura asked, "your kidding."

"Am I?" Kitsune asked, "let's see?"

Kitsune brought her hands together in a hand sign and closed her eyes as she consecrated on her chakra that created a small cloud of dust at her feet. Kitsune opened her eyes and then turned on her heels and walked up a tree off to the right where she put one foot on it and then started to walk up the tree vertically shocking everyone, but Kakashi.

"She's climbing..." Naruto started.

"Straight up and she's only using her feet!" Sakura finished in shock.

When Kitsune reached the first branch she walked out on to it before turning to face her teammates.

"Well, you get the idea," she told them, "focus the Chakra towards the soles of your feet and use it to connect to the tree. This is one way to apply the power of Chakra."

"Wait a minute!" Sakura shouted, "that's a nice trick, but how does it help us fight Zabuza?"

"It's the only way to fight him, Sakura," Kitsune stated, "that's the entire goal of this training. First you'll learn to draw a precise amount of Chakra to a precise point in your body. This is default for even advance Ninjas like Dad and myself. This type of training requires a settle mix of physical and spiritual energy and the bottom of the feet are the most default point to focus Chakra." 'Unless your me of course.' "Are you getting the picture? If you can master this you'll be able to master any jutsu, well, theoretically. This second point is to learn to maintain your Chakra levels. When a ninja is focus in battle it's even harder to control and maintain his Chakra levels. A deadly mistake. To avoid this controlling Chakra must become second nature. Effortless. Well, I can talk about this all day, but that won't advance your skill, will it? Your to apply the power of Chakra through training." Kitsune pulled out three Kunai knives and threw them in front of her teammates feet. "Use the Kunai Knives to mark off the highest point you can climb without using your hands and use that as a goal to get past that mark the next and the next. At first you should run at the tree so your momentum can take you as high as possible until you get use to it. Ready?"

"I'm more then ready!" Naruto shouted as he picked up his Kunai, "this is going to be no sweat all the way. Believe it! Remember what Kakashi-Sensei said. I'm the one who've grown the most."

"You're defiantly the one who talks the most," Kitsune told him, "now get focus and do it." Kitsune let go of her chakra and flipped over before she landed on her feet and then quickly stepped to where Kakashi was setting who looked at her before looking back at the others. "Hows that Dad?"

"That was good," he told her, "I couldn't have done that better myself." he then looked back at her. "After we've seen how far they gotten the first time we'll get started with your training."

Kitsune looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"My Training?" she asked, "I'm more advance then they are, so what more could I learn? Not only that, but you and Grandpa taught me everything I know and then some."

"There's this Jutsu I want to show you and then we have to work on that temper of yours because we can't afford to have that side of you coming out," Kakashi whispered to her as they watched Naruto fall back after only two steps.

Kitsune let out a sigh as Sasuke was thrown off and marked his point before he flipped onto the ground looking at it in frustrated.

'This is harder then I thought,' he thought, 'the balance has to be perfect. If the Chakra is to strong it smashes the tree and pushes you off, but if it's not strong enough you'll just tumbled back down. Like Naruto.'

"That's what I suspected of Sasuke and...Naruto," Kitsune said with a sigh.

"Hey, this is fun!" Sakura's voice called out.

"Sakura!" Naruto yelled as they all looked up to see her setting in a tree.

"Well, looks like Sakura is the best Chakra controller," Kitsune told the boys, "well done Sakura." 'I feel the need to wash my mouth out.'

"Yeah," Naruto agreed, "way to go Sakura! I always knew you were awesome! Believe it." 'It does sorta tick me off though.'

"Whatever," Sasuke said as he looked away.

'I thought Sasuke would be impressed now his mad at me,' Sakura thought before she hung her head, 'why is it all ways like that.'

"Well, not only does Sakura understand Chakra, but she can control and maintain it as well," Kitsune went on, "we spoke about some one becoming Hokage didn't we? Seems Sakura has the best chance of that and as for the great Uchiha Clan maybe their not so great after all.

It pissed Sakura off a bit.

"That's enough!" Sakura shouted at him, "you talk to mush Kitsune!" 'Sasuke's going to hate me now.'

'Alright I think their motivated,' Kakashi thought, 'of course Naruto and Sasuke both have far more Chakra within. If this training works then their mastery of Chakra would become a valuable assist."

"Alright I'll match Sasuke then I'm going all the way to the top," Naruto declared, "believe it!"

Unknown to them Inari stood watching them before he turned and walked off wondering why they where welling to get themselves killed all for people they didn't know. Meantime Kakashi looked at Kitsune who was staring at the place that Inari had been before he use his crushes to get up and then motioned her to follow him. Kitsune looked at him for bit before letting out a sigh and followed after him to a clearing fare enough away from the others where they couldn't watch or see what was going on. When they stopped Kakashi then turned to her with his one eye closed smile making her to sweat drop hoping that he's not lying about her training.

"Ok," Kakashi began, "I know that you have some of the best Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and weaponry skills and that your Genjutsu falls a little flat."

"If this is about my Genjutsu then I'm out of here," Kitsune told him flat out.

Kakashi cackled before shaking his head at her.

"No it's not I'm just pointing out what he said about you," Kakashi said, "though when it came to seeing through a Genjutsu and de-spelling it you have no problem with that it's just casting it that you have a real problem with." Kitsune looked at him with a look that asked 'I'm suppose to care because...' making him to cackle again. "The jutsu I'm going to teach is a Ninjutsu, but you'll need your Kyoufugan active for it cause I believe that some of the Sharingan traits was passed onto the Kyoufugan." Kitsune raised an eyebrow as her dark brown eyes turned into the slightly completed Kyoufugan. "Now I want you to watch my hands." Kitsune nodded once before her eyes went to Kakashi's hands as they started to preform hand signs at a fast pace and once the hand signs where finished he thrust down his left hand down as Chakra started to appear while he still maintain a hold on his crushes, but Kitsune noticed that it made a loud chirping sounds like a 1000 birds. Kakashi then let the Chakra die down before he stood up a bit straight with the help of his crushes and looked at Kitsune who was looking at him with her Sharingan still active. "Now why don't you give it a try." Kakashi smiled that one eye closed smile of his. Kitsune let out a sigh as she started to preform the hand signs at a faster pace then Kakashi who started wide eyed at how fast her hands where moving before she thrust down her right hand down letting the Chakra appear as she controlled and maintained it until Kakashi told her to stop. "That's good. I'm surprised though, but I expect as much from you sweetheart." Kitsune just nodded her head. "Now that Jutsu is called Chidori 1000 birds, but it's nickname is Lighting Blade and don't worry." Kakashi cought the look of dread that appeared on Kitsune's face as she thought that he was going to tell her how it got that name. "I'm not going to tell you how it got that nickname." Kitsune let out a sigh of relief. "Now let's focus on that temper of yours." Kitsune all, but rolled her eyes at this. "I want you to try to mediate for an hour and a half at least twice every week that way you'll be more calmer then before."

Kitsune just nodded her head before they both went back to seeing how the other Genins are doing though Kakashi praised her on preforming, controlling, and maintaining the Chidori for as long as she did which resulted in Kitsune walking back into the clearing with a smirk on her face.