Kishomi slipped in through her window, careful not to disturb her parents. They were in deep concentration on their advanced studies of ninjutsu. She went into their library quietly and retrieved a scroll from the shelf on the farthest end. Kishomi had been looking into this challenging technique for so long.
She unraveled the scroll, which was labeled Mienai no Jutsu, or Art of the Invisibility. "Hmm… so focus the chakra all over your body to make yourself unseen to others. Pretty difficult." She said to herself. "Wastes a lot of your mental and spiritual energy."
Kishomi dropped her scroll. She closed her eyes. "Focus chakra in the three key areas: your head, arms, and feet… then spread it all over from there," she thought to herself.
"Concentrate…no distractions…" she muttered. She focused quickly, and somehow thought she could feel her chakra spread throughout her body.
When she felt that she had almost covered every part, she yelled, "MIENAI NO JUTSU!" Bits and pieces of her body turned in the environment's color. She opened her eyes. Not every part of her was invisible. Her neck and chunks of arm still showed.
"Crap…keep trying… don't give up so fast." She said to herself.
All night, Kishomi diligently practiced her ninjutsu. She was determined to get the art of invisibility right, considering it wasted chakra and was higher-level ninjutsu. By morning, she had almost wasted all her chakra.
She lay on the ground, breathing heavily. Kishomi was worn out on practicing this new ninjutsu. Sunlight poured through her open window and a cool breeze came in. Kishomi opened her eyes.
She slowly stood up, staggering as she did so. "Ughh…" she mumbled. Her hand groped for something to lean on. "Better get ready…" Kishomi said under her breath.
The entrance of Konoha Ninja Academy was completely empty except for Sasuke when she got there. "Eh?" Kishomi said, looking around. "Where are the others?"
"They aren't here yet." Sasuke said. His arms were crossed giving him a stern attitude.
"But it's already mid-morning! Kishomi said. "It's quite…odd." Sasuke sighed.
"They always come feeling dramatic…plus Kakashi- sensei is always the latest of us all." He said. His face showed no emotion.
"I…see." Kishomi said. She hesitated, but suddenly felt a searing pain in her arm. Kishomi winced and gripped her arm tightly. It felt as if it were being ripped apart.
"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked. He had noticed her arm was turning a strange crimson red color, much different from before. Kishomi winced once again.
"Crap…what the heck?" Kishomi said. Side effects? Couldn't be. Sasuke stared at her arm. Kishomi's arm was now a darker red.
"I'm not sure…but I've been teaching myself this new skill…Mienai no Jutsu… but I wouldn't think ninjutsu had side effects." She said.
"It doesn't. However, wasting a lot of chakra does. I expected you would've known this if you were teaching yourself ninjutsu." Sasuke said, and his face glowered.
"Uhn…I forgot." Kishomi dropped to her knees. She then slumped down.
"Can't…move…." She said painfully. Sasuke sighed.
"You would need rest. It's the only way to recover from loss of chakra." He said.
"Ugh…crap…now today I won't be able to do anything…" Kishomi mumbled.
"Right. You'd better go home and rest." Sasuke said. Kishomi sighed heavily.
"Can't…if I try to make it back home by transporting, my chakra will be completely gone." She said. A sudden movement startled her. Sasuke had extended his hand to help her up. Using her meager amount of strength, Kishomi gripped his hand and slowly stumbled to her feet."
Sasuke swung her arm around his shoulder and helped Kishomi make her way back home.
"Hey… arigato… Sasuke." Kishomi said, limping into her room from her open window. Sasuke tipped his head slightly.
"Oh- well I'll tell Master Kakashi about your rest that is needed." He said, and disappeared.
Kishomi lay flat on her bed. It was so weird how Sasuke was from the way Sakura described him. He was sort of… the opposite."
So... what do you think? Is it better? R&R! (or else... I will summon gaara and kill you all...jkjk )
