It's been almost a year since I worked on this one. Consider this chapter some light dusting.

Aaron woke up rubbing his head. "Feeling better?" Sakura asked looking over at him.

"Slightly." He moaned in pain.

She put a hand on his forehead. "You're a little warm. I'll go get Tsunade." She walked off.

"How are you?" Tsunade asked walking into the room.

"Fine." Aaron mumbled.

"If you really want, I can let you leave tomorrow."

"Works for me." Aaron rubbed his eyes before closing them once more.

Days later…

Aaron was working outside of his house. A boy wearing a green jumpsuit approached. "You are the other ninja who can not process chakra. I found you."

"Who are you?" Aaron asked setting aside a basket of vegetables.

"I am Rock Lee and I would enjoy a battle with you. No weapons, just fists."

"I'm not battling at the moment." Aaron pointed to the bandages around his waist. "I can train with you though."

"That works for me." Rock Lee smiled getting into a fight stance.

"Let's go." Aaron dropped his sword on the ground. He threw the first punch.

Lee caught it. "You're fast."

"Very." Aaron swept his feet knocking him on to his back. Lee immediately hopped up and charged at him knocking Aaron on to his back. "Not bad." Aaron forced himself up. Every punch and kick he threw, Lee was there to block it. "Faster, stronger, relentless." Aaron kept repeating to himself with each attack.

"Keep going!" He was smiling before he threw a kick that sent Aaron flying.

Aaron took a deep breath and coughed a little. "I'm out. I'm sorry, but I can't keep going like this."

"It's not a problem." Lee smiled and ran over to help him up. "I can't wait to battle you when you're at full health."

"I'll be better when this mark disappears." Aaron pointed to the red mark on his arm.

"How does it disappear?" Lee asked curious.

"I think that it has something to do with trusting others." Aaron pointed to it again watching another piece of it disappear.

"Why did that happen?" Lee asked.

"It seems that I trust you." Aaron sighed. "I can't hide my feelings with this thing. Thanks for the fight." He picked his sword off the ground and put it on his back. He then grabbed the basket of vegetables and walked inside his cabin.

"He seems like a nice guy." Lee smiled walking off. "I'm going to have to train more to beat him."

Aaron ground up several herbs that Tsunade gave him. He poured them into a cup of fruit juice and stirred it until they were no longer visible. He took a sip and coughed heavily. "Strong herbs." He coughed again before taking another sip. "It has to get worse before it gets better." He repeated to himself in the back of his head until the cup was empty. He stretched himself out before returning to his room. He grabbed a roll of bandages and began rewrapping some of his wounds. He bit off the end of the roll when he finished.

He walked outside and grabbed a shovel. For no reason at all, he walked a bit from his house and began to dig a hole. He flung dirt to the side with each shoveling. His breaks were only for food and water. Close to the end of the day, the hole was now six feet deep. He climbed out of the hole and planted the shovel into the pile of dirt. "Tomorrow, deeper." He told himself walking back to his cabin for the night.

The next day, after his normal activities, Aaron returned to the hole. He grabbed his shovel and jumped into the hole. He began digging deeper. As he continued, the hole also grew wider. By the end of the day, the hole was now nine feet deep.

Without The Snow Leopard's Piercing Stare, it was more difficult for Aaron to detect the presence of others around him. Anko went undetected watching him from a tree. "He's just digging a hole. No point in staying to watch this." She disappeared heading back to the village.

"Just digging a hole?" Tsunade asked again.

"That's what he was doing." Anko said eating some potato chips while she sat on Tsunade's desk.

"I can only assume it's some way for him to train."

"He definitely looked better." Anko commented. "Did you know that Rock Lee challenged him a few days ago?"

"I was not aware. How did that go?"

"They just trained together, but Aaron was too weak to keep going. I think that he likes him. They talked for a little bit afterwards." Anko crumpled up the empty bag and threw it into a trashcan.

"Anko, bring me Lee. I would like to have a word with him." Anko nodded her head walking out the door of the office.

A little while later…

There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Tsunade said sitting behind her desk.

"You wanted to see me Hokage?" Lee asked walking into the office.

"Yes, I'm aware that you went to visit Aaron?" Lee nodded his head. "How did that go?"

"We did some basic sparring together. He's well trained. It was too bad about his injuries."

"I'm also aware that you talked after your training with him. How did that go? I want details."

Lee scratched the back of his head. "He said that he trusts me." Lee made sure to leave out the part about Aaron's arm.

"Why does he trust you?" Tsunade crossed her arms looking at him inquisitively.

"I guess because we both can't channel chakra. Maybe he just knows that I have a good heart."

"Were you aware that he's digging a rather large hole in the ground?"

"No, is it a new form of training?"

"Lee, go." Tsunade pointed to the door. He nodded his head and left. "Sometimes that boy gives me a headache. Both of them."