I don't own Naruto at all
A/N: okay, here's a new story idea I'm working on. This one will have current and former members of the J-pop idol group AKB48. The members I've taken from the group will have shades of their personalities, but on the whole will be totally new and different personalities. The members are also my favorite ones too. So if one of yours isn't here then sorry, but it's my story and I can pick and choose whoever. This one is new and different from what I've written about really given the amount of fresh stuff I'm working with and changing my usual way of writing a Naruto story.
The Lost Clans
By: Sheltie
Naruto stared with hollow eyes at the great walls of Konoha. He was dripping wet and wasn't wearing suitable clothing to be out in the rain. But that didn't matter, he barely felt the rain or the cold seeping into his very being. He was numb all over. He had been tossed out by a mob of villagers. He had only gotten to sleep in his measly apartment when they broke in. They grabbed him and Naruto just assume they were going to hurt him like they always did, but they didn't. Well they still hurt him, but they carried him and tossed him out of the village from the village wall. Thankfully it was raining and that softened the ground when Naruto hit it, but it still hurt like hell.
Naruto just laid there not moving, feeling the cold rain pelt him. He could feel his bones mend as well any cuts or scratches he got seal themselves up. He wasn't sure how or why he could heal so quickly unlike others. He wasn't too sure about a lot of himself. He just knew he was an orphan.
He slowly got up and began to walk aimlessly. He needed to find shelter of some kind. He wasn't picky. He couldn't see well since it was so dark and the rain was coming down hard. Finally Naruto found a place at the base of a tree where it was hollow. He curled up the best he could and fell to a fitful sleep.
/Scene Break/
A young woman was walking through the woods. She was out looking for something. She had short dark blue hair almost black. Her eyes were a luminescent green. She was wearing grey trouser with frayed cuffs, a red t-shirt and over that a deep blue jacket with a design on the back. It had a green dragon coiled looking ready to strike. The word ACE was written across above the coiled dragon. On her feet were a pair of comfortable shoes. All of her outfit looked worn, but comfortable and in good condition too.
As she was searching she came upon Naruto's hole. When she saw the small blond she was shocked. Her eyes scanned over the clothing he had on and how thin he looked. Gently she moved and cradled him, picking him up she found how light he truly was. She could even feel his ribs, which she knew wasn't good at all. Forgetting what she was supposed to do she carried Naruto off.
/Scene Break/
Tending a fire was a young woman. She looked quite short for her age. She had long black hair with natural brown highlights running through it that was tied in a ponytail with a bow to keep it all together. There were a couple strands hanging loose that framed her face. Her eyes were a mauve color. Her attire consisted of a pink tank top with a jean jacket vest over it. On the back of the jacket was a griffin and written on top above the griffin was the words CAPTAIN. She had on pants that were slightly short just stopping at her ankles and on her feet were a pair of very durable sandals.
She looked up upon sensing something and that's when the girl carrying Naruto came in.
"Atsuko, you're done hunting already?" the woman asked then she noticed what Atsuko was carrying. "Who is that?"
"I found him in the woods" Atsuko said.
"You found him in the woods?" the woman asked perplexed.
"Yes" Atsuko answered then went to the nearby tent and laid Naruto down, covering him with a blanket.
The woman sighed as she walked over, standing at the entrance of the tent and took a good look at Naruto.
"He's quite thin" she commented.
"He is" Atsuko said nodding her head.
"Well then best you go find some food for him so he can get some meat on those bones" the woman said.
"Right, be back in a while, Minami" Atsuko said then left.
The woman, Minami, nodded as she watched Atsuko leave. She sighed and shook her head.
/Scene Break/
Atsuko returned some time later with another girl who was lugging several animal carcasses on her back.
"Ugh, you just had to kill the biggest fattest beasts, didn't you Acchan?" the girl grumbled.
"Why are you complaining, you always whined about never getting any kind of workout before, Yuko" Atsuko said.
Yuko maturely stuck tongue out at Atsuko. Yuko Oshima was slightly shorter than Atsuko. She had short purple hair that was wavy. She had bright golden eyes and dimples appeared on her face whenever she smiles, which was a lot. She also had squirrel like teeth. Her outfit was a forest green short sleeve shirt and covering that was leather jacket and on the back of that was a Bengal tiger though its coloring was gold with silver stripes above the tiger the word ENFORCER was written. She had a pair of fingerless gloves on her hands and on her feet were a black steel-toed boots.
She dropped the carcasses near the fire and stretched out her back. Letting out groans of satisfaction as she stretched her muscles.
"He awake?" Atsuko asked looking at Minami, who shook her head.
"What are you talking about?" Yuko asked confused.
"Atsuko found a boy in the woods" Minami said.
"Eh, you found a boy Acchan?" Yuko asked confused.
"I did" Atsuko said, "I want Sasshi to look over him to see if he's alright."
"You call me?"
Another young woman came into the camp carrying a basket full of herbs she had picked.
"I found a boy and would like if you checked him" Atsuko said.
Sasshi or Rino Sashihara had rusty orange hair that went down to her lower jaw and curled in and with a small bit of her hair braided unlike the rest, which was left straight. She always wore a hat to cover her head no matter what. She had kind azure eyes and a gentle and sweet smile that could ease anyone no matter what. She was wearing was loose fitting pants held up by a belt. Her top was deep maroon tank top and covering that was a red happi coat and on the back of that was a pair of white angel wings and above that was the word DOVE written. On her feet were a pair of very comfortable pair of tennis shoes.
She was the medic.
"Where is he?" she asked.
Atsuko nodded to the tent Naruto was sleeping in as she was gutting the animals she had killed with the help of Minami. While Yuko just sat back and relaxed after lugging the carcasses.
/Scene Break/
Rino entered the tent and saw Naruto and frowned as she saw how small he was. She gently removed the blanket and gasped as she witnessed how thin he was. She immediately began to do her checks. Chakra engulfed her hands as she began to scan Naruto's being. She found he was really malnourished and it appeared that it had been going on for a while. She then found that he appeared to have been injured a lot and most of the injuries weren't common to have for a child Naruto's age, but all of his injuries have been healed. But what she couldn't find was any real traces. It was as if they healed on their own which was impossible. But then she found something else. She lifted Naruto's shirt and put some chakra on to his tummy and found a seal.
"Well this changes everything" she said to herself.
/Scene Break/
"We're back!"
Emerging from the woods were two girls. One was taller than the other. The taller one had long black hair that was black as a starless night, which hung loose. She had a slightly long neck and her eyes were coal black. She had a lanky build with long arms and legs. In her arms she was carrying firewood. The other girl who was shorter, though she was taller than Yuko and Minami, had glossy black hair that was done up in twin tails. She had a bright smile on her face that showed in her dark hazel colored eyes as she was carrying a bucket of water with her.
"Yuki, Mayu glad you're back" Minami said.
The tall girl, Yuki, nodded as she set the wood down with the smaller girl, Mayu, placed the bucket of water next to the wood.
Yuki was wearing a black jacket with parts of it white. On the back of the jacket was a panther that looked ready to pounce. Above the panther was the word PRINCESS. Underneath the jacket was a dark blue long sleeve shirt. She also wore a pair of beaten up blue jeans and on her feet was a pair of blue and grey tennis shoes. She also wore a silver cross around her neck.
Mayu was wearing a pink sweatshirt jacket without a hood and was zipped up all the way. On the back of it was a white mouse and written above it was the word CYBORG was written. She wore a pair of beige heavy-duty workman boots. She also wore a long black skirt that went down to her ankles. On her back was a faux leather backpack and hanging off it were several things like key chains and what not.
"When are we eating, I'm starving?" Mayu asked.
"Be a while" Minami said as she was cooking the meat.
"I'm going to check on the boy and Sasshi" Atsuko said getting up.
"What, what's going on?" Yuki asked confused.
"Yup, Acchan here picked up a boy in the woods. I didn't know our Acchan here liked them young" Yuko teased.
Atsuko shot Yuko a look, which made Yuko grin and wave at her. Atsuko rolled her eyes as she went to the tent.
/Scene Break/
"So how is he?" Atsuko asked after she entered the tent.
"He's very malnourished for one thing. Another thing is he's been injured numerous times, but was healed though not by any means that I know of. Then I found out why" Rino said.
"What do you mean?" Atsuko asked.
"Here, let me show you" Rino said.
She then lifted Naruto's shirt up and placed some chakra on his tummy to reveal his seal.
"A seal?" Atsuko asked surprised.
"Yeah, and a very advanced one at it too. I don't know anyone who can do a seal this intricate" Rino said.
"Me neither" Atsuko said.
They heard a groan as Naruto began to stir. His nose picked up the scent of the cooking meat and it made him slowly awake as his stomach told him there was food and he must eat. As he got focused he noticed he wasn't in the hole he was in when he went to sleep, but lying on a mat that was quite comfy. Then he noticed two older girls that he didn't know. This made him scared and he shifted away from them.
"Wh-wh-wh-who are you?" he asked petrified.
"Don't be afraid, my name is Atsuko. You can call me Acchan" Atsuko said in a gentle calm voice with a soft smile. She lowered herself to be Naruto's height.
"My name is Rino, but you can call me Sasshi" Rino said with a smile.
Naruto looked at Atsuko and Rino and couldn't sense any malcontent coming from the two. He slowly relaxed.
"Are you hungry?" Atsuko asked.
Naruto nodded as his stomach growled loudly.
"Come on, lets get something to eat" Atsuko said keeping her soft smile as she held out her hand.
Naruto hesitantly took Atsuko's hand and she helped him up and led him out of the tent with Rino following. Once outside Atsuko led Naruto over to the fire where the other girls were. Naruto slowed as he saw others he didn't know, but Atsuko gently squeezed his hand to let him know it was okay. Naruto followed and sat close to Atsuko. She in turn gave Naruto a big portion of the meat as well as served him several other things so he'd have a balanced meal. She also helped Naruto cut up the meat in sizes that he could eat easily.
The others just watched. None had ever seen this side of Atsuko before, not even Minami who knew Atsuko the best and longest. None said a word either since they all sensed Naruto wasn't fully comfortable. Plus they feared if they said anything whatever was happening would stop and they wanted to see more. So they all ate in silence with Atsuko helping Naruto since he didn't really know how to use a fork and knife real well.
Naruto ate and it felt good to having something in his stomach.
"You can slow down. The food isn't going anywhere" Atsuko said noticing that Naruto was trying to eat as much as he could like he didn't know when his next meal would come, which was the truth.
Naruto slowly nodded and began to eat at a slower pace.
"What's your name?" Mayu asked unable to keep quiet.
Naruto's eyes darted up to look at Mayu.
"Mayu" Yuki chided.
"What, I want to know his name" Mayu said.
Yuki sighed.
"My name is Naruto" Naruto muttered.
"Your name is fish cake?" Mayu asked with a wrinkled nose.
"No, it's mael-um, mael-um" Naruto said struggling.
"You mean maelstrom?" Atsuko asked.
"Yeah, that's it" Naruto said brightly.
"I still think it's fish cake" Mayu said.
Naruto glared at Mayu as Yuki was chiding her again.
"Well may as well introduce myself. My name is Yuko" Yuko said smiling at Naruto.
"My name is Minami, but you can call me Takamina" Minami said.
"I'm Yuki, and this here is Mayu" Yuki said.
Mayu muttered a hello.
"So Naruto, what were you doing in the woods of all places?" Yuko asked.
"Very tactful there Yuko" Rino commented.
"Hey, I want to know" Yuko said/whined.
"It's alright if you don't want to tell us now" Atsuko said gently.
Naruto kept quiet for a bit debating on whether he should say a thing or not. He looked up into Atsuko's eyes and felt at ease with her. He felt like he could trust her, which is something Naruto had very little experience with.
"I was thrown out" he muttered with his head down.
"You were what" Minami said stunned.
The others were too.
"I don't why. I know everyone in my village hates me and I don't know why. They call me names and hurt me a lot" Naruto said quietly.
Atsuko balled her hands up into fist and tightened them. Hearing this angered her.
"All those injuries I found, they were caused by others?" Rino asked softly.
Naruto just nodded with his head still down.
"You won't need to worry about that Naruto. No one will hurt you any more. You're staying with me" Atsuko said resolutely.
Naruto blinked and looked at Atsuko who looked at him and Naruto could see that she was serious and tears leaked from his eyes. The first tears he had shed in a long time. He had learn long ago that crying did nothing since no one would wipe them away. But he couldn't stop the flow of tears. Atsuko wrapped an arm around Naruto and hugged him tightly as she could. Naruto stiffened from the contact, but slowly relaxed into Atsuko's loving embrace. It felt so warm and comfortable.
"Well looks like we got a new person in our group" Yuko said.
/Scene Break/
Minami was poking the fire as it was slowly dying out. She looked up to see Atsuko exiting the tent that Naruto was now sleeping in. He got tired after the meal and Atsuko led him back to the tent.
"You're serious about keeping him?" Minami said, it wasn't a question.
"I am" Atsuko said firmly.
"Alright" Minami said.
"You're not upset?" Atsuko asked.
"No, I'm happy that you're connecting with someone though" Minami said with a smile.
"Something about him, I just feel a need to protect him" Atsuko said.
"Maybe that ol' biological clock is tickin'" Yuko piped in.
Atsuko just gave Yuko a cold glare. Yuko just grinned at her friend un-phased by the glare at all.
"Naruto will need a lot of help. He has wounds that need to be healed and not the physical ones. He has wounds mentally that he'll need to overcome. He'll need some strong support to get him through it" Rino said. "Plus he needs to pack on the pounds he's quite light."
"There's probably a lot of stuff that Naruto will need. Given what little he's said it means his childhood so far wasn't nice at all. We'll probably have to teach him a lot of things" Minami said.
"But why does he have to come with us?" Mayu asked/whined.
"He doesn't have anyone, kind of like us until we met one another" Yuki said softly.
Mayu said nothing.
/Scene Break/
It took Naruto a few days, but he slowly got comfortable in his new surroundings. Atsuko was very attentive to him. Naruto liked it since he never had anyone like this before. He soaked up Atsuko's love and care she showered on him.
Atsuko was sitting with Naruto by her side. She was in the middle of helping him with his reading.
"Very good Naruto" she said smiling at the blond.
Naruto beamed happily.
The only grey spot was his interactions with Mayu.
"Oh, hey fish cake" Mayu greeted with indifference.
"My name isn't fish cake, Mayuyu" Naruto said.
"Don't call me that, only Yukirin can call me that. You're not allowed to call me Mayuyu" Mayu said with fury.
"Oh, I'm sorry Squeaks" Naruto said sarcastically.
"What did you call me?!" Mayu cried.
"Well you're a mouse, so I'm calling you Squeaks" Naruto said feeling quite pleased with himself for coming up with a name to annoy Mayu with.
"Don't call me that, my name is Mayu" Mayu said with a red face.
"Whatever you say, Squeaks" Naruto said with a smirk.
Mayu growled as she leapt at Naruto only to be held back before her feet could get off the ground. She turned to see it was Yuki, who looked unhappy.
"Yukirin" she said/whined.
"Mayuyu" Yuki said in a lightly scolding tone.
Mayu pouted as Yuki guided her away from Naruto scolding her for trying to start a fight with Naruto. Naruto felt like he had won until he felt a presence behind him. It was Atsuko and she didn't look happy with him.
"But I didn't start it" Naruto began.
/Scene Break/
As time flew by Naruto grew. Atsuko with the help of the others minus Mayu helped teach Naruto all he needed to know. It wasn't any kind of normal classroom setting since the group was always on the move and on the hunt looking for work to get money to buy what they needed. Naruto got used to the constant moving since it was fun and it was never boring. During this time the girls also helped train Naruto to defend himself since they knew they couldn't always be around.
Naruto also found more about each of the girls who he now thinks of family, even Mayu.
Minami seemed to be the leader even though she's the shortest of the group really. She was also the oldest out of the group. She managed everything the group did even on what jobs they did since they did need money. She really was the group's leader and everyone followed her. It seemed that Minami was made of tougher stuff than she appears. Minami's bone structure wasn't normal bone, but some sort of metal that is totally unknown. The metal was super strong and seemed to be unbreakable. This meant she could withstand much abuse in a fight. Her skin still can get bruised and cut so she does bleed, but it would take a heck of a lot for you to break a bone on her. She also had a healing factor like Naruto too as well as some enhanced strength though it wasn't as enhanced as Yuko's nor was her healing as quick as Naruto's either. Not to mention she had amazing stamina and a high pain tolerance too. This meant she could fight longer even if she's been attacked a lot. She wouldn't feel it.
As for Yuko who is the fourth oldest of the group. She has a very peppy personality and likes to have fun with everything she does. She was most relaxed of the group though she can be serious when the time comes. Yuko was only slightly taller than Minami, but she packed one heck of a punch. Naruto had seen Yuko shatter a tree into tooth picks with one punch. Naruto found that Yuko's enhanced strength was purely natural to her. Yuko also was a pure taijutsu specialist and she knew many, many different styles with several of which were quite old ones and said to be lost to the world, well according to Yuko. Then there was the fact that Yuko was just as tough and hardy as Minami. She could take the hits as much as she could deal it though she didn't have Minami's bone structure or the ability to heal like Minami. But she was sure damn tough to beat no matter what.
Then there's Rino who is the fifth oldest of the group. She was the caring motherly type of the group, which fits since she's also their medic. She was an expert on all things medical it seemed. She had two ways of examining you really. First was her Medic Eye, which almost worked like any of the ocular doujutsus. Her eyes would change to be white and have red crosses as pupils. Those eyes can scan someone's body just as thoroughly as if a medic nin used chakra on their hands and swept over you. The other way is the way Rino preferred to do it. The hand method. She liked to use this method more since she likes the hands on approach better. But this also meant Rino could check more than one person since she can multitask very well meaning she could be checking one person with her hands while examining another with her Medic Eye. Rino preferred not to fight, but it didn't mean she was defenseless at all. With her knowledge of the human body she had created her own taijutsu style that targeted the pressure points on the person's body. That and she knew many different poisons and used them to fight by coating senbons with various poisons and carrying them around in the inside cuffs of her jacket.
Next is Yuki who is the third oldest of the group and the tallest of them too. She has an amazing ability to use all of the basic elemental jutsu i.e. fire, water, earth and wind. She could use them without taxing her chakra pools too much. She even had massive chakra pools that were comparable to Naruto's really though she didn't have a secondary source like he did. Not to mention the fact that Yui's control over the five basic elements is so strong she can produce them without a use of a jutsu though in small amounts. Yuki was also very graceful and when she fought using taijutsu it was almost like she was dancing instead of fighting really. She wasn't the strongest when it comes to physical, but she could hold her own though she preferred to use her ninjutsu since that was were her strength lies.
Mayu had a very interesting doujutsu really. She was able to bend the four elements. She coated her body with a layer of chakra and that chakra which she can manipulate controls the whatever element she has on her i.e. fire, wind, water, fire and earth. With manipulating these elements Mayu fights with them. Each element has a different form of fighting. Fire uses an aggressive attacking style while water is more balanced offensive and defensive style. Earth was more of a defensive form of fighting while wind has an evasion style of fighting. Mayu can switch between these different forms too. Mayu and Yuki were a very good duo since Yuki would provide Mayu with the elements. Since Mayu can't produce the elements on her own. She is also the youngest in the group about the same age as Naruto really.
Finally there's Atsuko, who is the second oldest. Atsuko's doujutsu is quite interesting. Atsuko presses her hands together and focuses her chakra there. Once focused she then presses her hands to the ground or any surface really and channeling that chakra she had focused she would then create an item whether it be a weapon or wall and pulled it from the ground. Her doujutsu was called Alchemy. Atsuko with this can create pretty much anything that comes to her mind, but it has its limits. She can't make gold or any other precious metals or gem. Nor could she make something out of nothing. What she loved to do really was make weapons with her Alchemy, but her walls she can make were also quite good too. Atsuko was quite skilled with taijutsu though not as good as Yuko, but she could handle herself quite well.
With all the girls there was one common thing, they were all the last of their clans. Naruto didn't know why or what happened and whenever he asked they'd just smile and say nothing. He couldn't even get Atsuko to tell him a thing about her past and she usually tells him anything he asks about.
/Scene Break/
"Ugh, well that was a waste of time" Yuko muttered as she sat down.
Rino came over and began to bandage up Yuko who had some cuts and bruises.
"You should really be more careful" she chided.
"Eh, I'm fine. Now tell me again why we took this job?" Yuko asked.
"Because they are paying good money and our funds are a bit low" Minami said.
Atsuko said nothing as she sat taking a rest.
"We got the job done, so it's done with. Why must you complain" Yuki said.
"Eh, I was hoping for more of a challenge you know. All these guys we took out were weak" Yuko said/complained.
"Not every job where we have to fight has to be a challenge Yuko. I do like these ones since I can try out some new things without worry of them really harming me" Atsuko said.
"I'm going to head back so we can get paid, everyone alright here?" Minami asked.
There was a general consensus of agreement so Minami left. Naruto and Mayu came in. The two weren't allowed to join them when they did these jobs since the two were too young. That was the agreement of the others. Mayu rushed over to check over Yuki. Yuki smiled and hugged Mayu showing her she was fine.
Naruto walked over to Atsuko.
"I'm fine" Atsuko said knowing what Naruto was going to ask.
"I know, I just want to know when I can go on jobs too" Naruto said.
"When you get older and more skilled Naruto. Right now you need to learn and train" Atsuko said.
Naruto frowned, he wasn't happy with this. He wanted to help and watch Atsuko's back since she was always watching his.
Atsuko saw this and sighed. She pulled Naruto into a hug and patted his head.
"Don't be so eager Naruto, what we do is what we need to do to survive. If we had a choice we wouldn't do this" she said.
Naruto just nodded gently. He had heard all of this before.
"Are you sure you're okay Yukirin?" Mayu asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Mayuyu, just a few cuts and bruises nothing that Sasshi can't fix in a blink" Yuki said.
"Okay, but I'm going to help you next time" Mayu said firmly.
Yuki smiled as she patted Mayu's head.
"I know you will, and when that time comes I'll depend on you to watch my back" she said.
"You can count on me" Mayu said confidently.
/Scene Break/
"Come on Naruto, keep it up" Yuko said.
Naruto groaned as sweat poured out of him. He never should've asked Yuko for help in training. The girl was a psycho. At the moment Naruto had trunks of trees tied to his waist and Yuko was making him run. He was dragging the trunks behind him.
"No more, I can't take, no more" the blond said as he collapsed.
"You can go longer than that, come on" Yuko said with her arms folded across her chest.
Naruto groaned in response.
Yuko rolled her eyes as she walked over and picked Naruto up. She easily snapped the rope tying the trunks and then tossed the trunks like they were matchsticks to the side. She carried Naruto back to camp.
"What did you do to him Yuko?" Atsuko asked glaring at her friend after seeing the state Naruto was in.
"Ain't my fault, he wanted to train with me" Yuko said.
Atsuko sighed as she took Naruto off of Yuko, who went over to grab something to eat. Atsuko carried Naruto to the tent she and he shared. Atsuko felt it necessary to sleep in the same tent as Naruto. Naruto didn't mind it all since he felt so close to Atsuko. She laid Naruto down and went back outside.
"So how is he doing?" Minami asked to Yuko.
"Eh, he's got the guts I can tell you that. He's definitely in a heck of a lot better shape he was in when he first came" Yuko said.
"That would be thanks to me since I got him on a diet to build up his mass" Rino said.
"Naruto is also doing well in his studies though he's not the most eager" Minami said.
"At least Naruto eats his vegetables" Yuki commented.
Mayu didn't like this since it was directed at her.
"I'm not going to eat them no matter what you say" she said defiantly.
Yuki sighed. That was the one thing the two really argued about. Mayu hated vegetables with a passion it seemed and Yuki always tried to get Mayu to eat them with no success.
"Yuki's right, you do need to eat some vegetables" Rino said.
"No, nuh-huh not going to happen" Mayu said firmly as she folded her arm over her chest to show how serious she was.
There was sighs after hearing this since this was a very old argument.
/Scene Break/
"Quicker, you have to get quicker Naruto. You too Mayu" Yuko said as she watched the two.
Naruto was once again training with Yuko, but this time Mayu was there too. She decided to join in since she wanted to fight beside Yuki and knew she had to get stronger. She didn't want spent time with Naruto since she didn't like much for him, but this was the only way to get trained since Yuko wasn't going to train them separately.
"Ugh, no more" Mayu groaned as she plopped onto her butt.
Naruto stayed standing, but he was exhausted.
"Come on you two, I know you got more in ya. Just a few more" Yuko said.
"No way, I'm dead" Mayu said not moving from her spot.
Naruto said nothing too tired to even talk.
"Fine, take a break" Yuko said then wandered off.
The two remained there neither talking to one another.
"Do you have to be so close fish cake, I can smell you and it's disgusting" Mayu said wrinkling her nose.
"Then why don't you move then if you can't take it" Naruto muttered.
"I'm comfortable where I am, you move" Mayu huffed.
"No, you move" Naruto said.
This started a tussle between the two. They forgot about how tired they were as they rolled around on the ground trying to pin the other.
"Well I can see you to have a lot of energy that means you're ready to get back at it" Yuko said.
Naruto and Mayu looked up. They were both lying on their sides trying to force the other to give so they could get on top.
"I'm thinking about fifty laps" Yuko said with a grin.
Naruto and Mayu looked at Yuko like she was nuts then at each other, both silently saying, 'this is all your fault'.
/Scene Break/
Mayu was panting hard as sweat dripped from her brow. She was with Yuki. They two were training.
"Come on Mayuyu, you need to work on your bending more" Yuki said.
"Please no more Yukirin" Mayu whined.
"You have to Mayu, you want to get stronger right?" Yuki asked.
Mayu nodded.
"So you need to train in order to get stronger. I know it's painful and tiring, but it must be done" Yuki said.
"Yes, but why must I train with earth?" Mayu asked tiredly.
"Earth is one of your weak points as is fire" Yuki said.
"I can't help it that I like using water and wind so much" Mayu said.
"But you need to be at least proficient in all four so you won't be caught in a situation that you'd need to use those to and won't be able to use them effectively" Yuki said.
Mayu pouted.
"Take a rest then we'll try doing some fire next" Yuki said.
Mayu plopped to the ground exhausted. She had been training since this morning right after breakfast.
"I know you may think I'm being harsh Mayuyu, but you do need this. I want you to be able to watch my back" Yuki said.
"I know, I know" Mayu said.
After a break the two got back to training with Mayu sweating off buckets of perspiration. By the time the day ended Yuki had to carry Mayu back to camp since the young girl as dead asleep.
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Naruto was huffing and puffing. He was sparring against Atsuko.
"Come on Naruto" Atsuko said.
Naruto eyed Atsuko then charged in. Atsuko evaded Naruto and was about to whack him in the back of the head, but Naruto anticipated this and ducked. He then countered by trying to punch Atsuko in the stomach, but Atsuko shifted her body to evade the strike. Naruto leapt back to get some distance and try and figure out his next plan of attack. But he didn't have much time as Atsuko made the first move this time. Naruto barely had time to spin away from Atsuko's attack, but he got disoriented from his spin that Atsuko just tripped him with a leg sweep. Naruto hit the ground.
"Ugh" he groaned.
"You've gotten better Naruto. You're no longer just attacking and being a brawler, you're actually thinking about your attacks" Atsuko complimented.
"But I still lost" Naruto said.
"Yes, but that's why we train and spar, to get better" Atsuko said then held out a hand out for Naruto to take, "now how about we grab something to eat?"
Naruto nodded and took Atsuko's hand.
