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(A/N: Another chapter is finally here. What will happen next now that Temari wants to be in the Jouninexams. I would like to personally thank Temari no Sabaku as the newest reviewer of my story. Thank you everyone for actually reading my story and getting this far. Also, thank you Dark twinkling star and Krazytacogirl. Keep it up
Chapter 10
"Hey Kankuro can you be my mentor for the Jounin exams?" Temari asked
"Huh?? So you're joining the Jounin exams." Kankuro answered, not a hint of surprise in his voice.
"Yeah, that's why I want you to be my mentor." Temari requested, maturity brought unto the sound of his voice as she solicited.
"Well, I'd want to but... I have a lot of stuff to do and I'm not a Konoha ninja after all. Why don't you ask someone else like... I don't know Neji-san or someone else" Kankuro declined.
"Actually, I don't think that would really be a good suggestion since we don't really know each other very well." Temari reasoned out.
"Well, how about Naruto-kun." Kankuro suggested
"Are you serious?" Temari disputed.
"He is a Jounin right?" Kankuro replied
"Well, yes but do you really recommend a guy like him to be MY mentor??" Temari argued.
"Okay then I don't know, just find somebody else I know you will. But not me." Kankuro calmly rejected.
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"Hey Sakura-san, do you know anyone who could be my mentor for the Jounin exams??" Temari inquired
"Wait, your joining the Jounin exams?" Sakura conversed.
"Well, yeah, so can you recommend anyone??" She questioned.
A smile suddenly appeared at Sakura's face. Her eyes put on a 'CHANCE' look. A person's name came repeating again and again.
"Well, how about, SHIKAMARU??" Sakura suggested, smiling and emphasizing the name Shikamaru.
"Well, I'll give it a try. I don't know." Temari answered, her face filled with uneasiness.
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"Hey...Shikamaru... well I was thinkin- I mean Sakura-san suggested that... you be my mentor for the Jounin exams?" Temari suggested blushing slightly
"Well, it's not like I have anything to do??" Shikamaru responded.
"Well... okay so that's that." Was Temari's reaction to Shikamaru's response.
"Okay so when should we start??" Shikamaru examined.
"How about..." Temari thought "...Tomorrow, First thing." She continued.
"Sounds good to me." He answered.
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The Following day
Temari held her fan widely opened while Shikamaru tightly held a kunai in his hands. They were prepared in their own battle positions.
"You sure you want to do this??" Shikamaru asked.
"Of course." Temari replied.
"Ok the number 1 rule of the Jounin is that... always use the basics. They are you're greatest weapons. Remember them and you will become a Jounin." Shikamaru said
"ok, but, what are the basics??" Temari asked.
"Wait, you weren't taught at the academy the basics... you know Shunshin no jutsu, Kawarimi no jutsu, Henge no jutsu. Those stuff." Shikamaru oriented
"Ooohh, those stuff." Temari responded.
"But you need to use them at a higher level." Shikamaru added "Let's start with the Shunshin no jutsu..." Shikamaru continued.
"...in Shunshin no jutsu, chakra is used to enhance the users movements giving you the ability to move quickly, also, a smokescreen is used to hide the user's movements. You see, this jutsu is very important, if you recall, Naruto used this to counter your Daikamaitachi. You can use other things to cover your tracks, for instance, Suna-Shunshin for Gaara, Mizu-shunshin for water-based shinobi, Konoha-shunshin for other leaf-nins or Kiri-shunshin to cover with mist. But the point is, you move quick enough that the naked eye cannot track. Shunshin no jutsu is one of the basics of the basics therefore most ninja above genin level can use this. Ok let's try it out, you use Shunshin no jutsu. I'm sure you've done it already just show me your type." Shikamaru said.
Temari nodded to the agreement, she performed a seal and got her fan. She, almost instantaneously, opened the fan and gracefully waved it to cover her body, the fan disappeared without leaving a trace of Temari's presence.
"Aaah, I see you use your fan to cover your tracks, very resourceful." Shikamaru complimented. Temari appeared a few meters away. "...However, you need to use it at a higher level."
"But how?" Temari asked, cluelessness hung around her face.
"By simply going on a longer distance, more chakra is used that way so basically it's on a higher level. For instance..." Shikamaru said demonstrating his style. He demonstrated forming a seal and disappearing immediately. He reappeared evidently coming into sight several meters away, far enough to conquer that of Temari's.
"See, now you try. Go from that tree over there to that other tree over there..." Shikamaru said pointing at two opposite trees. "...I'm sure that would take a considerable amount of chakra" He continued. Temari motioned to her spot.
"No,no,no not there..." Shikamaru said going towards Temari.
"Huh?" Temari gasped looking up to him who approached her. He grabbed her by the shoulder and guided her towards the precise spot of his desire. She blushed as the black-haired Jounin motioned her being so close.
"...here... and you go from here to there" he continued throwing a kunai to a tree. "... that's about... 20 meters" He added. Temari did as he asked without question. She formed a seal, shouting
"Shunshin no jutsu!!!!", she positioned her fan above her and opened it slowly. She eleganly waved it around her body to cover it completely and her fan begins to disintegrate leaving no trace of Temari's presence. She reappeared with a stylish entrance as her fan waved a complete circle and positioning in an oblique fashion. The fan was set aside rendering Temari visible.
"Impressive. Keep it up for the next 30 minutes." Shikamaru instructed.
Several Shunshin jutsus later, Temari appears out of thin air, panting heavily.
"Keep it up a few more minutes and you'll be done. You're doing great you see if you keep on doing this your muscle will eventually get used to being injected by chakra and so your muscle will learn how to conserve it and you will use less chakra in executing this technique." Shikamaru explained.
Temari nodded to the agreement and gave a final Shunshin no jutsu. She waved her fan and disappeared with the wind. She reappeared panting heavily at the destination tree.
"Ok that's enough practice. Let's continue on with the Henge no jutsu. There are different types of Henge no jutsu, but I only now one, the moku henge no jutsu where you use wood for the jutsu. But for us, I don't really think there's a higher level of henge no jutsu." Shikamaru explained.
"ok, now what??" Temari asked.
"Let's just continue on with the Kawarimi no jutsu. Kawarimi no jutsu allows you to rapidly replace your body with another. This jutsu is usually done for the advantage of counter attack. It's a very crafty jutsu and is used often for Jounin level ninja. Maybe, for this jutsu, let's just practice timing and speed execution. Like so..." Shikamaru continued immediately fell on the floor. Temari gasped and she rushed to his assistance. She looked at the face and, to her surprise, she saw a straw face. That was not Shikamaru.
"...see, also don't use any seals for an added surprise. You can even do some stuff like add an explosive note also you could replace yourself with an opponent within reach so that your other enemy would attack his or her ally. So I'll be attacking you and for all my attacks you use the Kawarimi no jutsu." He explained. He started out with throwing a kunai. Temari calmly welcomed the kunai. It pierced her violently. She acted out a painful scene. She coughed out blood and finally vanished into a puff of smoke and into a block of wood. She reappeared a few meters behind Shikamaru.
"How's that??" Temari asked smirking.
"Nicely done, we'll practice that again tomorrow..." Shikamaru complimented. "... Now let's discuss with the bunshin no jutsu. The bunshin no jutsu allows you to create multiple illusory copies of yourself confusing your enemy and being open to attack. This jutsu is very useful, although, there is a downfall. The illusory copies or bunshins can easily be spotted by the byakugan or other eye techniques due to their lack of chakra also other ninja can distinguish this with a real body since it won't kick up dust or crackle grass etc. So to cancel these factors out we need to use bunshin no jutsu in a higher level. This is done by the use of Kage Bunshin no jutsu. There are lots of types, there's Moku bunshin no jutsu for a wood copy, Mushi bunshin no jutsu for bugs, Mizu bunshin no jutsu, like what that water Akatsuki used, Jujin bunshin no jutsu, where an animal companion is to use henge no jutsu, there's also Suna bunshin no jutsu like what Gaara uses. For us, we use Kage bunshin no jutsu. All Jounin level ninja are able to use this technique therefore it is essential that you know it as well. I brought a scroll that teaches Kage Bunshin no jutsu, I prepared this last night since you asked me to be your mentor. Here" Shikamaru continued tossing the scroll towards her. Temari caught the scroll, she opened it immediately and read the instructions.
"That's enough for today. Just study that at home and we'll discuss that further by tomorrow. Okay." Shikamaru explained.
She entered her apartment look at the scroll that Shikamaru lent her. She repeated everything that was written on the text saying.
"Let's see, Kage Bunshin no jutsu. First mould chakra using the following seals: Ram, dog and Horse then use the seals bunshin no jutsu then execute bunshin no jutsu but instead say Kage Bunshin no jutsu. Finally, evenly distribute chakra through all of the kage bunshins. Beginners make at least one Kage bunshin since you only distribute chakra to one clone. Three clones are a bit more troublesome"
Reading this, she gave it a try. She performed the following seals: Ram, dog, horse, ox, boar and tiger. (A/N: those are not the real hand seals for Kagebunshin no jutsu. I just made it up.Then, she shouted the name. "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!!!!". At this, a puff of smoke was created. It lifted revealing two Temari's holding out a seal. Temari went to her bunshin and touched it. She felt the touch of the skin. She was delighted to have done it in the first try. Then, she attempted to do two clones this time. She performed seals creating a puff of smoke.
To be continued.
(A/N: What has happened. HAHAHAHA so cliffy. Well, finally done with the 10th chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry for not having that much romance in this chapter. I promise there will be romance in the next chapter, PROMISE. I'll be updating soon. But until then, keep reviewing. I'll be waiting for your reviews.)