Author's Note: Alright everyone, it's the weekend so I can update faster! I really hope you all like this story so far, and I hope you keep reading! Enjoy chapter 12!

Chapter 12: Training with Dad!

I took all of the food and drinks back down to the kitchen, and changed into my training clothes.

Nothing too fancy like my dress, I just wore a sleeveless pink shirt and blue shorts with sneakers.

Dad looked he was ready to go outside and train both Shin and I. Speaking of Shin, he was wearing a cute bandana on his forehead with a simple blue T-shirt and shorts.

"Alright are you guys both ready to train and become real ninja?" asked father.

"You bet we are!" I beamed.

"Yeah daddy!" followed Shin.

We followed dad out into the village, we were walking for about 15 minutes until we reached the training grounds.

"Here we are, the training grounds. Now since both of you are too young, we need to focus on building up your chakra levels and have the ability to control them".

Shin and I were much too excited to say anything, instead, we just nodded.

Dad grinned, "Ok I can see you both are pretty excited. Why don't we start with you first Sakura?"

I was pretty surprised when he said that, I had a feeling he was going to choose Shin. He is the "gifted child" after all, "Sure dad!"

I walked over to him and anticipated what was coming next.

"Now Sakura, when using chakra you have to keep in mind that there are 2 different energies used to help control it: Spiritual and Physical. Before we even start focusing how to control the chakra, you need to do some exercise to build up that physical energy".

"Darn! I thought I was going to get started right away! Well I guess this will help me….."

My father smiled, "Don't worry; you may not like it now, but wait till you see the results afterwards. We are going to be doing some simple exercises, let's first start with…..sit ups. Do about 5 sets of 10; it's really not that much, only about 50 of them".

I sat down on a soft patch of grass and began my workout.

It didn't event take that long, but when I finished my stomach was burning.

"47, 48, 49……50!" I'm done dad.

"Ok, let's try a couple more. How about using your strength to……….climb a tree".

"Climb a tree?" I asked.

"Yes, this will definitely tire you out and give you more access to your physical energy. Now give it a try".

I sighed, "Alright", and ran over to the tree.

I stared at it for about 30 seconds, "How in the world am I supposed to climb this thing? "

"Sakura, just reach for the lowest branch and then move on from there" advised father.

I took hold of the lowest branch and made sure both my hands and feet kept a firm grip on the bark of the tree.

Since I have never climbed a tree in my life, it took a while for me to reach the top.

I was actually getting the hang of it, and when I got to the top dad wanted me to obviously climb back down. That was the more challenging part of this task.

I carefully slid myself down on the tree bark and took big steps on each of the lower branches. This also took me about 10 minutes, but I was proud of myself and managed to make it down.

"Good, now we are going to focus on your spiritual energy. That usually comes from studying, experience, and meditation. You're only 4 so you don't have any of the experience and there is still so much to learn, so you have not studied all that much. Today we are going to try meditating".

"Meditating? You mean what those crazy old people do all of the time?" I inquired.

My father laughed, "Those crazy old people meditate to put their minds at peace. After a long and stressful day, meditating helps to relieve your mind and it puts you in a better place".

He sat down cross-legged and I followed his example, "Now, I want you to close your eyes and think of something which interests you. It can be anything: friends, family, hobbies, dreams, etc".

"Dreams! That's what has always interested me, what are my dreams for the future? Let's see…..I want to become a medical ninja and work alongside the Great Tsunade, I want to find a cure for something and maybe even win a prize, I want to become a powerful ninja like father, and I want to………fall in love. I want to fall in love with a man who is also a ninja, who will stand by me and care for me no matter what; and of course I want kids. That sure is a lot to accomplish".

While my eyes were closed, I found myself getting different images in my head. Those images were all about me!

I saw myself training extremely hard and I am talking to a woman. She had long blonde hair, dark brown eyes, and a small blue diamond on her forehead.

I was with her learning different medical ninjutsus! She also showed me different taijutsus and all sorts of other techniques which seemed to make me stronger in these images.

Then there was another image with me approaching the stage, and the Hokage (whose face I couldn't see clearly…) gave me a prize. It must have been for finding some sort of cure!

All the images suddenly began to clump together, and they formed sort of a figure….

It started to become clearer, and it formed into the shape of a man.

His features were so…..beautiful…..

Those eyes of his, they were like a black color. His skin was the same tone as mine, not too dark and not too light. His hair was black too, and by the looks of it, there were some tints of dark blue. It was pretty spiky from the back. He was wearing an ANBU uniform, so he must be a very powerful ninja, and he wore the forehead protector with the traditional leaf symbol. On the back of his uniform, there was a large red and white symbol; it looked almost like a fan. His arms were crossed, and he wore a cocky smirk on his face…..

Just who was this guy? It's kind of creepy that I got these completely random images of him.

I could feel my energy from different areas of my body; I decided to direct the flow of energy to my feet.

I cheered myself on, "C'mon Sakura you can do this!"

I lowered my hands and my chakra flowed downwards, coming very close to my toes.

My father snapped me out of my concentration, "Sakura, good job! I can feel that your chakra is directed towards your feet, well done. I know that you can't quite master it yet, but remember, you have a long time. You should take a rest, you deserve it".

I smiled, "Thanks dad".

I walked over and sat down on a log, "Now its Shin's turn! I wonder how he is going to do…."

"Ok Shin, I want you to run around as fast as you can around the field".

My brother gave dad a nod, raised his arms, and ran around like a buffoon.

He even yelled like a maniac……….

"YOODLE YOODLE YOODLE!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! LOOK DADDY, I'M RUNNING LIKE A CRAZY PERSON!!!!!!"

I couldn't help but laugh. I laughed so hard that my stomach started hurting, and I ended up falling off of the log.

It took about 10 minutes for Shin to stop acting nuts and lose all of his energy.

"Ok Shin, now I want you to sit down and think of something you really like".

"Ok daddy!"

I watched as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

How can this kid calm down so easily? I would've thought that it would be difficult for him to concentrate.

What could possible interest this little monster?

Well whatever it was, it was making him smile.

Shin was wrapped up in his thoughts for about 5 minutes.

When those images came in my head, it seemed like forever…..

I watched as my dad tapped his shoulder and call his name, "Shin, Shin!"

Shin snapped open his eyes and smiled at dad, "Yes daddy?"

"Good job, like your sister you were also able to put your energy where you wanted it to go".

He immediately stood up and raised his arms, "YEAH!!!! I'm a real ninja now!!!"

Father laughed, "No, not yet son. You have a lot of work to do before you become a real ninja".

"Alright kids, why don't we head back now? The sun is setting and mom is making some delicious dinner tonight".

We walked left the training grounds and walked through the village, it seemed like everyone was closing up.

I looked up at the sky, it was so……surreal……

It looked like someone painted the sky different colors. There were different shades of reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and even pinks!

"So, I wanted to ask the two of you-"I heard my father speak.

Both mine and my brother's heads snapped up while hearing his voice.

"What did you guys think about while meditating?"

There was a long silence for a while until Shin spoke up, "I saw me standing on earth wearing the leaf".

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Shin turned to face the both of us, "I mean that I want to be one of the strongest ninja that ever lived…."

That's probably one of the most intelligent things I have ever heard him say.

"That's one big dream son, how about you Sakura?"

I faced dad, "Well….my biggest dream is to become a medical ninja. I want to train under Tsunade, and find a cure for a disease someday…."

Father smiled, "I think you both can do it if you don't ever give up. Those are both pretty big dreams….and you know what? I'm proud of you for making those your life long goals".

We arrived home and entered the house; a delicious smelling aroma greeted us as we entered to kitchen.

There, I saw my mother humming a sweet tune while setting the table. Her back was facing us, and that's when I saw my father sneak up on her and hug her from behind.

I saw mom jolt when he came in contact with her, "Relax Rina, it's just me".

Mother sighed, "Oh good, I thought it was someone else. Anyway, you are all just in time for dinner".

We all sat down and watched as mother set the entrée down on the table. It was a dream come true, it was Teriyaki Chicken!

Shin and I immediately dug in and both of our taste buds soared!

"Mom, this is delicious!" I praised.

She smiled, "Thank you".

"Rina, I'm glad I married a good cook like you".

She playfully hit dad on the shoulder, "Are you just sucking up to me Takashi?"

Father laughed, "Of course not! Is there something wrong with expressing the truth?"

She giggled and continued with eating her meal.

I suddenly started thinking about what I told dad this evening, about my dreams for the future.

I mentioned everything except for falling love.

Are you crazy? Of course I would never in a million years mention that to my dad!

I think it would be embarrassing and awkward, its best if I just keep it to myself.

Especially that guy.

Just who in the world is he?

He looks like every girl's ideal husband.

Maybe that's what he was….just a figment of my imagination who I will never ever meet.

I just dismissed that thought and continued to eat this delectable meal.

"So, how did training go?" mother asked.

Father smiled, "It was great. Both Shin and Sakura managed to have some control of their chakra".

She had a pretty shocked look on her face, "Is that right? My babies are going to become great ninja one day!"

"Yeah, I think so too. They even told me what they want to do when they grow up".

Mother turned to face both Shin and I, "Well, what are those dreams?"

"I want to become the most powerful ninja in the world!" My brother yelled.

You know, no one can be the most powerful ninja. Shin could become one of the strongest in our village, but definitely not the strongest. His goal needs to be more realistic, but he's only 3.

Anyway, who am I kidding? I'm saying that I want to find a cure to some disease….that's also pretty unrealistic.

Dad said to never give up, so I'll take his word for it.

"And what about you Sakura?"

I smirked, "That's easy, I want to become one of the most successful and well-known medical ninja".

"I think if you two keep doing what you're doing, then you will be well on your way to fulfill those goals" She assured us.

I finished my dinner and got ready for bed.

"Today sure was a long day, I hope what mom and dad said was true".

I continued to think about those things until sleep took over me……

Author's Note: Like it? Please let me know and review! Thanks so much and Chapter 13 will come soon! So stay tuned!

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