Yay!! Next chapter, so soon! Made with the help of my friend, who had introduced herself on my profile as Ketsora.
"I knew I'd find you here," Sakura said as she appeared suddenly up the ladder. Toshira jolted suddenly. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts, she hadn't even noticed Sakura climbing. She made no attempt to move up the roof, since she had already been seen. She was tired, and they'd have found her eventually. Toshira was just glad that Sasuke-niisan didn't find her.
"I know how you feel…with the exams coming up. You're gonna get put in a team, a squad, and it will be…how should I put this…strange. You may not get any friends on your squad, but believe me, it'll work out." Sakura started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Toshira asked worriedly.
"I'm imagining what life would be like if I had Ino-pig on my team. Heh. But seriously, everything works out. I thought Naruto was super annoying for the first couple days as a team, but really is a good ninja, despite being a knucklehead sometimes. He's saved your brother and me countless times. And usually he's nice. The reason he's so jerky right now is because your receiving real help for your exams, while he didn't. So he kinda feels it's unfair." Sakura explained. "But the most important part is that we all have strengths and weaknesses. You need to rely on others to find your true potential, and you especially need your teammates to help you more than you will ever know." Sakura continued. Toshira couldn't help smiling.
"So you know all about this. Do you think I'm gonna fail?" Toshira asked. "You won't fail. The hardest part is believing in yourself, knowing that you're not gonna fail. And from what I know about you from teaching you is that you can take any difficult move and break it down into simple pieces. That's what you need to do now. Take the exam and see it for what it really is. An adventure." Sakura finished her speech. Toshira nodded and let her feet dangle off the side of the ledge. "You know, when you say it that way, I actually believe you." Toshira stated.
Sakura smiled. "Good. 'Cause now I have to coach you anyway. Sasuke-kun wants me to help you master that fire jutsu today! Let's go down to the field." Sakura said as she descended the ladder. Toshira followed her.
Sakura and Toshira raced past Sasuke on the way. "I found Toshi-chan!" she announced as they ran.
An hour later:
Toshira still hadn't mastered the jutsu. "Ok, let's try one more time!" Toshira cried, jabbing a fist in the air. Toshira is Sasuke's polar opposite, Sakura thought. "All right…horse! Tiger!"
Toshira's fingers fumbled slightly on the tiger handsign, messing it up.ng th s
Sakura and Toshira took a seat to rest. "I just can't get the tiger sign. I mean, it's like this," she said, making the sign correctly, "And it's easy to do horse. I just wish I could get it just like that." Toshira finished, snapping all her fingers on both hands in a quick motion. Fire erupted from the tips. "Aiee!!" She cried, leaping to her feet.
"Sasuke, Toshira's on fire! Literately!" Sakura screamed.
Toshira ran back and forth, panicking. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I'm on fire!" she was saying, until she realized the fire didn't hurt her. She stopped running and looked at her hands.
Sasuke was there quickly. He ran over to Toshira, and attempted to blow out the flames. That didn't work. He took her hands and examined them, as Toshira told him that it didn't really hurt her and he could let go now. Sasuke whipped out a scroll with the Uchiha clan symbol on it. His eyes scanned the page, and then he let it snap shut and put it away.
"Toshira, touch me with that fire." Sasuke said. "Nii-san, isn't that a bit dangerous…" "Don't worry. Just do it."
Toshira did as Sasuke said. She grabbed his arm with her flaming fingers. He didn't flinch. "Ok, now pretend that tree over there is Itachi, and attack it." he ordered, pointing over to a tree on the other side of the clearing. Toshira nodded, and rushed at it with such a furious look in her eyes that Sasuke realized she was strongly imagining it.
When Toshira punched the tree, her fist now enveloped in flames, the tree burned, and Sakura ran over with a hose to put it out.
"Just what the scroll said. That was Kaentan no jutsu-also known as the Flame Soul Jutsu. It's the attack that only female Uchiha members can use. It can only hurt people when the user wants it to hurt. It's activated by making the tiger sign, then snapping your fingers on the hand or hands you want it to affect. It can also spread up the body at the user's will."
"Awesome! Does that mean I've mastered a fire jutsu, nii-san?" Toshira asked excitedly. Sasuke thought for a moment. "Yeah, pretty much."
"OHHHH, YEEAAAAHHHH! I DID IT! WOOHOO!" Toshira said as she leaped up into the air. Sasuke raised an eyebrow. Toshira saw him, and quieted down. She smiled embarrassingly. That might have been too large of an outburst. she thought to herself.
That night, Sasuke was finally going back to his house, and decided to give her the shirt with the Uchiha fan on the back.
Toshira took it into her hands, and held it out. It looked just like Sasuke's shirt. "Soooo?" Sasuke asked when she pointed it out. "No offence, nii-san, but I really don't want to look like you. I mean, we have the same main hair color, same color eyes, same physique, almost, so I really don't want to dress like you. I'm going to customize this, if you don't mind." Toshira explained.
Sasuke shrugged. "Sure, whatever you want, Toshi-chan." Toshira hugged him tightly. "Thank you. I love you, nii-san." Sasuke smiled and hugged her back. He waved as he set off down the road. "Good luck, Toshira."
Awww, sibling love! Next chapter, upcoming. Oh, yeah, I'm thinking about changing my name, so I have to wait till I send off on my chapters again.
