The huge forest known as 'The Forest of Death' stretched out before me. Next to me stood Naruto, Sakura and Minichi. Minichi had taken on his demon form so it would be easier to train me. The only one who was missing, which wasn't much of a suprise, was Kakashi. He was late, as always.
About four hours had passed since i agreed to go into the forest of death for a month to train with Minichi. I still didn't know very much about the way Minichi was going to train me, but i trusted him. Time was ticking and i could feel the pressure, it drove me nuts.
While Naruto and Sakura muttered on about my training and about Minichi being a demon, Kakashi appeared, who gave us a lazy wave. He greeted all of us, ignoring the scolding of his students, and then turned his attention to me and Minichi.
"You ready, Azami?" He asked, giving me a closed eyed smile.
"Yes," I replied.
He nodded and then looked at Minichi, who had been silent for most of the time. "I'll leave her in your hands then, Minichi." Kakashi said.
"Its an honor.." Minichi bowed and then gave me a nod. " Let's go Azami!"
"Wait!" Sakura stopped me. "Here." She gave me a small box with a pink ribbon around it. I eyed it curiously, causing her to giggle.
"Eat it whenever you feel your running low on energy." Sakura smiled, giving me a quick hug.
"Thank you for everything. " I said with a big smile on my face.
Minichi turned and gestured me to follow him. "We got to go!"
I nodded and waved goodbye to my friends, then followed Minichi into the dark forest.
After a while of walking we ended up at a small river. The sun could get through on this spot and its light reflected into the water. Minichi sat down with his back against a rock and tapped the spot next to him with his hand.
"Its true that demons train in a different way then humans," Minichi began as i sat down next to him. "They use Chakra, but are able to use in a much more defined way."
"Yes, i know that. I found that out when i was training back when we had our first mission." I stated.
"Your Chakra, it's purple right?" Minichi asked.
I nodded, ever since i forged together with my other self, i was able to use my chakra in a whole different way. I also found out that it was purple and that my body didn't feel drained after using lots of it.
"Your Chakra is strong, but it's still useless. You won't be able to find your powers unless you have a good Chakra control."
"Then what should i do ?" I asked, "We don't have a lot of time!"
Minichi chuckled and ruffled my hair. "Don't worry, princess. I'll teach you in a short time. "
He stood up and walked over to the water, closing his eyes and suddenly the water started to boil. A bright light erupted from his body and the water changed form, like a snake. It curled around Minichi's body and then started floating in the air, where it suddenly changed into thousand spikes.
"See, this is one of the things you can do when you're able to use your chakra. But this is only the start, now try it."
"How?" I gasped.
"Try closing your eyes and concentrate. Just like meditating."
I nodded and stood where Minichi just was. This was not going to be easy, i could tell. My heart was pounding, i was nervous. If i couldn't destroy my brother, who else could?
