Flashbacks will be in third person and italics from now on. (Otherwise I'll say so)
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We are in Tazuna's house now, waiting for Kakashi to wake up. Tsunami, Tazuna's daughter, said that she would go check on Kakashi and inform us when he wakes up.
"Ne, Naruto, are you still butt-hurt that a kid like us took out Zabuza so fast?" I mocked Naruto, who was depressingly laying down on his bed. "S-Shut up Ryu-chan!" He said as he threw a pillow at me. Laughing, I caught it and threw it at Sasuke, hitting him square on the face. Sasuke scowled and removed the pillow from his face, and threw it back at me. I grinned and threw it back at Naruto. This continued for a while until Tsunami walked through the door.
"Your sensei is awake!" She said happily, ushering us to his room. Sakura was already in his room, scolding him about how he shouldn't use the Sharingan much if it strains his body to such extent.
"Or...maybe he should train more?" I suggested, earning me a glare from pinky. "Well, we defeated that strong ninja this time. We should be safe for a while!" Tazuna said.
'We'?
Kakashi explained why he thought Zabuza's still alive and yada yada. "We will prepare for battle, that's a shinobi rule. Plus, wether Zabuza is dead or alive...there's no assurances that Gatou hasn't hired an even stronger shinobi." Kakashi finished, making me jump with excitement.
"You guys are growing rapidly, especially Naruto! You've improved the most." Kakashi complimented Naruto. 'That's just adding to his already big ego!' "But obviously, this is just training until I get better, you won't be able to defeat him without me." Modesty much?
"It doesn't matter, you're all going to die anyways!" A squeaky voice yelled. We all turned to see a kid behind Tsunami. 'When did he get there?' I thought while sweat dropping. "What did you say, you little brat!?" Naruto yelled, balling up his fists.
"There's no way you can win against Gatou." He deadpanned. I grew an irk-mark. "You brat!" He yelled. "Ne, Naruto. Stop getting butt-hurt about everything, he is just a brat." I comforted...ish. Well, it seemed to work since Naruto stopped struggling against me. "Hey kid, listen and listen well! I am a super hero who will one day become an incredible ninja called Hokage! I don't know this Gatou guy, but he is nothing against me!" Naruto yelled, pointing at the brat.
"What are you? Stupid? There's no such thing as a hero!" The brat said while gritting his teeth. "Inari! That's enough!" Tsunami scolded. Inari scoffed and turned to leave. "If you don't want to die, you should leave. I'm going to look at the ocean from my room." Inari said as he left. 'Spoiled brat, who does he think he is?' I thought while holding Naruto down once again.
"Okay, we will now start the training." Kakashi said on crutches.
"HELL YEAH!" Naruto grinned. "Okay, before that I want to talk to you about the Shinobi ability, chakra." "Umm...What's chakra?" Naruto asked. I sweat dropped at Naruto and bonked him on the head. "OW" He whined while holding his new bruise. "That's what you get for sleeping in class." I scolded.
Sakura proceeded to explain everything about somehow didn't understand anything and Sakura dumbed it down for him. "Isn't chakra something you learn with your body?" Naruto asked. "Naruto is right. We can already use jutsus." Sasuke agreed with Naruto. "Nope, you guys are not using chakra properly!" Kakashi stated looking unamused. Akarusa and Yami already explained this to me, so I zoned out.
Suddenly, I was pushed and awoke from my peaceful slumber. "Ryu-chan! You sleep like a log, believe it!" The oh-so familiar voice yelled in my ear, making me groan. I stretched my arms out and hit something or someone, making them yell out in pain. Sakura started screaming at me for some reason so I decided to open my eyes. The first thing I see is Naruto laughing his ass off and Sakura comforting Sasuke who was holding his...uh...private part in pain. "Oops?" I said scratching the back of my head. Kakashi looked at me somewhat amused and sighed. Sasuke turned to glare at me and huffed. I let out a grin and turned to look at Naruto.
"Naruto?" I said, hoping to get his attention. He immediately turned to look at me with a pink tint on his cheeks, probably from laughing so hard. "Yeah?" "What are we doing?" I asked. He blinked and started to laugh again, making me raise a brow. "Kakashi expects us to climb trees without the use of hands! Crazy, huh?" I nodded a no and turned to Kakashi.
"I can do that already! That's too easy!" I said. Yami taught it to me while they were training me. Kakashi looked taken back but recovered quickly. "How can you do that?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at me. "That's for me to know and you to find out," I teased while glaring at him. "Besides, I have my own special training!" I said.
Feeling like annoying Naruto, I licked my pinky and shoved it up his ear. Naruto went pale and started anime crying. "What did I do to you, Ryu-chan!?" He yelled while cleaning his ear. I shrugged and walked away from them, into another clearing. I didn't sense Kakashi following me, so I took this as an 'okay'.
I did a few hand signs and then slammed my hand on the floor. "Earth Style: Rock Shield!" I shouted. The earth started to maneuver itself into a dome, encasing me and a few hundred trees. The dome is about twenty feet tall, making it extremely visible to my team, but I didn't mind. After all, I did say that I was doing my 'own special training'. With this dome, nobody can see what I'm doing inside, making it the desirable training ground.
'What's today's plan Yami, Akarusa?' I asked. 'Today's plan is hell for you, kid.' Akarusa said evilly, making me groan. "I'm going to die."
"EARTH STYLE: DOUBLE SUICIDE DECAPITATION TECHNIQUE!" I shouted as I pulled down on the mud dummy, so only its 'head' would be showing. "YOSH! I DID IT!" I fist bumped the air. 'Don't get so excited kid, you still have many other jutsus to master, and besides. This is a D-rank jutsu.' Yami deadpanned, making me sweat drop. "What a way to kill my happiness." I grumbled.
'It is time to practice your fire release,' Akarusa stated. I nodded and made the hand signs Tiger, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse and Tiger again, I cupped my mouth and shouted "FIRE STYLE: GREAT FIREBALL TECHNIQUE!" I spat out a large ball of flame, making it burn many dummies.
Spinning nighty degrees, I stabbed one of my clones in the stomach with a wire, and proceeded to make the signs of Snake, Dragon, Rabbit and finally Tiger. "Fire style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!" I said and breathed fire into the wire, making the dummy burn and explode from the inside-out.
'Good job. Now practice your Water nature.' Yami ordered. I sighed but obliged. A clone sent fire balls at me, catching me off guards. "Water style: Water Encampment Wall!" I quickly did the hand signs, thankfully finishing in time and saving me from nasty burns. The wall was really weak, mostly because I haven't practiced my water nature and the only water source is my water bottle... 'Not good! You need to learn how to produce more water without lakes and rivers! Think Ryuky, what has water but is transparent?' Yami asked, making me blink. I looked around but saw no source of water. I suddenly got an idea. "When my fire release and water release clashed, the water evaporated into the air...aha! Air is a resource since it has extremely small water molecules!" I yelled. 'I feel so smart!' I thought, anime crying from happiness.
Yami sweat dropped and ordered me to keep training.
"Water Release: Gunshot!" I spat a small water ball to my clone, piercing it right through her heart and killing it. "Thats's the last one," I said falling to my knees and panting. 'You did a good job today, but you have to work harder, brat!' Akarusa praised. I nodded and wiped blood off my mouth. "Earth style: Rock Shield Release!" The dome got sucked into the ground. The night sky glowed brightly, making me slightly dazed. 'I wonder how long I've been training for,' I thought as I limped my way back to Tazuna's house.
'Should I knock, or just barge in?' My hand was about an inch away from the door, when it was suddenly pulled opened, and an orange blur tackled me to the ground.
"RYU-CHAN, YOU'RE BACK!" A familiar voice said, hugging me tighter. "Yes I am, Naruto." I smiled softly and ruffled his hair. "You were gone for hours! You had all of us worried, dattebayo!" Naruto whaled. My eyes widened in shock as I looked into his preoccupied blue eyes. "I'm sorry Naruto, I guess I got a little carried away..?" I said standing up.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he took in my appearance. Out of nowhere, he bonked me on the head!
"Take it lighter, Ryu-chan! You look really beat up. I'll be by your side next time, so I can take care of you! dattebayo!" He said, fist bumping the air. 'He'll be by my side so he can take care of me..?' My cheeks started heating up, and I looked down on the floor. "You don't have to take care of me or be by my side, Naruto.." I mumbled, while playing with my thumbs.
Naruto shook his head in defiance and pouted. "I'll take care of you and always be by your side wether you like it or not, Ryu-chan!" He said smiling warmly at me.
My eyes widened and I smiled slightly. "You can't be the only one taking care of someone! I'll always stay by you and take of you too, Naruto!" I exclaimed ruffling his hair. We both laughed and swung our arms around each other's shoulders, and started walking back inside the house.
We'll always be there for each other, no matter what.